نُفَسَاءُ

(Th, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K, &c.) and نَفَسَاءُ and نَفْسَاءُ (M, K) (tropical:) A woman in the state following childbirth: (S, M, * Mgh, * Msb, * K:) or bringing forth: and pregnant: and menstruating: (Th, M:) and نَافِسٌ signifies the same; (Msb;) and so ↓ مَنْفُوسَةٌ: (A:) [see نُفِسَتْ:] dual نُفَسَاوَانِ; the feminine ء being changed into و as in عُشَرَاوَانِ: (S:) plural نِفَاسٌ, (S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) like as عِشَارٌ is plural of عُشَرَاءُ, (S, Msb, K,) the only other instance of the kind, (S, K,) and نُفَاسٌ, (M, K,) which is also the only instance of the kind except عُشَارٌ, (K,) and نُفَّاسٌ, and نُفَّسٌ and نُفَسٌ (M) and نُفُسٌ (M, K) and نُفْسٌ (K) and نُفَسَاوَاتٌ (S, M, K) and [according to analogy, of نَافِسٌ,] نَوَافِسُ. (K.)